Judging by video showing her dancing before a second attempt at the 100-meter dash, Ella Mae Colbert has plenty of life in those 100-year-old legs. Now that she’s warmed up with a solo, exhibition race in 46.79 seconds, it’s time
In 1986, Willie Gault helped the Chicago Bears win Super Bowl XX. A year later, Phil McConkey starred for the New York Giants when they won Super Bowl XXI. Now they’re set to meet on the track May 28 —
Ida Keeling moved deeper into W100 Sunday, when she turned 101. The Washington Post celebrated our poster girl for sprint longevity with a nice profile. “I feel that I’m still at it,” she’s quoted as saying. “I’m still picking up
Even if it’s re-inventing the wheel, a Colorado paper did a great job introducing masters track to its Summit County readers. It profiled a handful of stars and told about our niche circuit in the state. (It also made the
Back in 1981, an Illinois runner named Ernest Billups ran the 800 meters in 1:56.1 at age 44. Until Saturday, that was the fastest 8 by an M44 on record. Then Anthony Whiteman showed up at a British Milers Club
Our friend Kathy Bergen, the world champion and WR sprinter/jumper, has been the focus of many news stories. The Los Angeles Times profiled her back in 2010. But hubby Bert has been in the background. Not so Friday, though. He
The five-day Asian Masters Athletics Championships, a WMA regional, wrapped up over the weekend with 2,000 athletes from 25 countries. Results are posted. The 19th edition of the biennial meet was held at the national stadium in Kallang, Singapore. Athletes
It’s déjà vu all over again! Five years after being named USATF Athlete of the Week for taking down world records in the 100 and 200 at the Oxy Invite, Willie Gault did it again — for setting WRs in
Saturday’s Southern California Striders Meet of Champions had a modest turnout, but with Striders wearing red and entrants getting bright orange T-shirts, it had to be the most colorful event held anywhere. Also a bunch of very exciting races. (See
Kim Collins faded to sixth Saturday in the 100 at a Jamaican invitational. No matter. His was the story of the race as he clocked 10.09 seconds to become the World’s Fastest Human Over 40. The four-time Olympian beat the
Masters sprint legend Willie Gault had a bad April. A federal judge ordered him to pay a $78,000 civil fine and “give up $101,000 in ill-gotten gains plus $27,571 in interest,” according to a Reuters account of an SEC case.
Ida Keeling, surprising nobody, got USATF’s attention for her W100 WR at Penn. But I was crossing my fingers on her being named USATF Athlete of the Week. Fortunately, Friday’s Doha Diamond League hadn’t yet produced a raft of great
